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World Bartender Day
The Perfect Blend are putting on a cocktail competition for bartenders, by bartenders to recognise, support and celebrate the bartender journey at each stage of their career, regardless of level of experience or years in the industry. World Bartender Day is an event that brings together the whole bartending community, not just a few. Wild Rover Lachlan Gunner has reached the finals in the competition this year and we're encouraging all customers to come down and enjoy his creation, 'Clear Skies'.…
Find out more »Irish Whiskey Fair 2018
The Australian based Irish whiskey community will gather at The Wild Rover to showcase their booze and provide an opportunity for consumers and hospitality trade to taste their way through brands featured on the shelves of bars and bottle shops across the country.
Find out more »Irish Whiskey Cocktail Class
Resident cocktail guru Ciaran McCool is hosting a cocktail class for anyone wanting to know the 'how-to' behind using bar equipment to make the perfect drink.
Find out more »Paddy’s Day at The Wild Rover
This year, St Patrick’s Day falls on Saturday 17 March so before the party really kicks off, we’re opening from midday serving spuds with Guinness Gravy, Steak & Guinness pies setting you up for the boozy session ahead. Dust off your drinking boots because this is going to get wild!
Find out more »Whisky & Cheese
The Wild Rover and Newtown’s cheese merchants, The Stinking Bishops, are teaming up with whisky ambassador Simon McGoram to bring you a night of whisky and cheese pairings you’re not going to want to miss.
Find out more »Whisky & Cheese #2
Due to popular demand, we have are hosting another night of Whisky & Cheese at The Wild Rover.
Find out more »Wild Rover Oyster Fest 2018
From Monday 29 October to Saturday 3 November, we’re throwing a celebration you’ll be shucking crazy to miss. Wild Rover Oyster Fest is back with $1 Oysters plus much more!
Find out more »Irish Whiskey Tasting
To celebrate the week leading up to Paddy's Day Weekend at the Wild Rover, Jameson Brand Ambassador Neil Flannery will bring along 5-6 whiskeys for a tasting with 50 Co-Op Members to present upstairs at the Wild Rover.
Find out more »Wild Rover Trivia – Irish Bands and Singer-Songwriters
Ireland’s thriving music culture will be celebrated at the Wild Rover’s weekly trivia night on Tuesday 12 March, the week leading up to Paddy's Day Weekend at The Wild Rover. Trivia Tuesdays at the Rover sees up to 50 people in teams of 2-6 to battle it out for a $100 bar tab and a bunch of goods from our friends at Jameson. On the Tuesday leading up to Paddy’s Day Weekend, the theme for the night's trivia will be…
Find out more »Paddy’s Week Badge Draw – win $2000!
In celebration of Paddy’s Week at the Wild Rover, we’re hopefully giving away $2000 as part of our weekly badge draw starting on Wednesday 13 March! A Badge Draw is an old Aussie pub tradition that we're adopting for members of the Whiskey Co-Op and regulars of the Wild Rover. It's seen as an opportunity for a community of people to get together every week, share a drink or four and potentially win a whole lot of cash. Each member…
Find out more »Paddy’s Day Weekend at the Wild Rover
The greatest Paddy’s Day party in Sydney without the sticky bar floor is approaching with a head of steam and a belly full of Guinness! St Patrick’s Day (17th March) falls on a Sunday this year so we’ll be spreading live music and Paddy’s Day craic over the whole weekend with live bands and a whole lot of food & drinks specials to keep everyone's whistles wet with Guinness and Jameson until what will likely be, a Monday morning hangover.…
Find out more »Chivas: The Blend
Blend your own whisky at the Wild Rover! Emily Andrew, Chivas Brand Ambassador will teach you how to blend your own whiskey using a range of drams used in Chivas.
Find out more »Japanese Whisky Tasting presented by Nikka
Japanese whisky has been in high demand for years and now you have a chance to taste what the fuss is about at an intimate tasting upstairs at the Rover
Find out more »Wild Rover Oyster Fest 2019
From Monday 28 October to Saturday 2 November, we’re throwing a celebration you’ll be shucking crazy to miss. Your local Surry Hills neighbourhood bar, The Wild Rover, has been dishing up oysters since 2013 and the week dedicated to those little suckers is fast approaching with the 3rd Annual Wild Rover Oyster Fest kicking off at the end of October. We’re dishing out $15 a dozen OYSTERS all week, along with a whisky and oyster tasting and live music to…
Find out more »Talisker & Oysters
The 3rd Annual Wild Rover Oyster Fest kicks off on Monday 28 October and Talisker will kick off the week with an intimate tasting of five expressions alongside Sydney Rock Oysters from some of New South Wales’ best oyster farms.
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